Colorado

$2.6B

51,899

4,005

Music Businesses

Stephen Siwek/Economists Inc.A2IM/RIAA

1,246

Royalty Recipients

SoundExchange

14,301

Songwriters

ASCAP/BMI

Immerse yourself in live music at Red Rocks and you'll never be the same.

Colorado is among the most scenic places in the world to take in live music, be it at the famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison or the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, to name a few of the state's breathtaking outdoor venues nestled among the mountains. Among its most famed recording artists, John Denver wrote "Rocky Mountain High" as an ode to the state he loved, and in 2007, it was made an official state song.

Some Notable Musicians

Glenn Miller

Isaac Slade (The Fray)

Jamie Laurie/Flobots

Neutral Milk Hotel

OneRepublic

The Fray

The Lumineers

Music Venues & Festivals

1st Bank Center

Arise Music Festival

Broncos Stadium at Mile High

Decadence Colorado Festival

Denver Performing Arts Complex

Country Jam Colorado Festival

Fillmore Auditorium

Fox Theatre

Global Dance Festival

Ogden Theater

Oriental Theater

Pepsi Center

Red Rocks Amphitheater

Rockygrass Festival

Sonic Bloom Festival

Telluride Bluegrass Festival

Telluride Blues And Brews Festival

The Black Buzzard

The Mishawaka

The Ride Festival

Music Schools

Colorado State University

University of Colorado Boulder College of Music

University of Northern Colorado School of Music

Major Music Conferences

Colorado Music Industry Conference

Colorado Music Educators Association Conference

Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Red Rocks Amphitheatre is the only naturally-occurring, acoustically perfect amphitheatre in the world located outside Denver, Colorado →